Necktie



July 11, 1933.

D. L. KRAKOWER NECKTIE Filed Aug. 1, 1932 DAVID L. KRAKOWER,

IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented 11, 1933 PATENT OFFICE DA VID L. MOWER, O1 TULSA, OKLAEOIA NEGKTIE Application filed August 1, 1932. Serial m5. 627,191.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in neckties, particularly of the kind known as four-in-hand, neckties, and has for its objects, to provide means in the necktie adapted to cause the location of the place where the knot is tied to be automatically gauged with reference to the ends of the necktie so that the ends thereof will hang substantially even with eachother; to fprovide a series of graduated means as a said on said necktie to accommodate the various neck sizes of wearers of such neckties; to provide guiding means on said necktie which means substantially prevents the under end portion of the necktie from twisting while the knot is being tied and prevents said portion from turning in reverse direction'to expose its underneath side to view; to provide means of preventing the knot from slipping on the tie sufiiciently to cause the wrinkles therein formed by repeated tying to reform at different places in the necktie and on the contrary to provide means whereby those wrinkles will always form in the same place and will always interlock with each other in the same manner each time the knot is tied, thus making it possible for the wrinkles to remain permanent without detracting from the appearance of the necktie after it has been tied, thus also lessening the need of its pressing and hence prolonging the life of usefulness at lessened cost; and to provide means whereby the lining or inserted stiffening in the necktie is caused to remain in, position within the necktie at the place whereat the knot is formed, thus preventing the lining from creeping or rolling to cause the tie to become out of shape.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novel features hereinafter set forth in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the append ed claims.

Referrin to the drawing in which numerals of ike character designate similar parts thruout the several views:

5 Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the rear face of a four-in-hand necktie showing my invent1on thereon.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the rear face of said necktie with the under end portion, the same being in this case also the narrower end portion, of the necktie inserted thru one ofthe loo s of my invention, preparatory to tying the not in the necktie.

Fig. 3 is a view in cross section on line A:-A of Figs. 1, 2 and 4, showing my device st tched to the rear face of the necktie and with the stitching also continued thru the lining of the necktie and extending across the entire width of said lining.

Fig. 4 is ayiew in side elevation of that portion of said necktie whereat the knot is tied therein, with my device shown thereon.

1 represents the four-in-hand necktie generally, with 2 a strip of any suitable material and of any suitable length and width such as a strip of tape by which name it is herein desi ated. 3 represents the stitches wherewith said tape is attached to the under side of the necktie and to the lining thereof and forming a loop or loops 4, preferably forming a pluralitv of loops constituting a graduated series of loops so that each necktie shall be adapted to the various neck sizes of the ossible wearers of the necktie, as with a sing e loop each necktie would be limited to use for a particular size of neck. In Fig. 3, number 5 represents the rear or inner face of the necktie, and 6 the front or outer face thereof, with 7 the lining or stifiening strip in the necktie, and which strip is referred to as being a lining.

In use, the necktie is tied in a knot in the usual manner after the under end portionof the necktie has been assed thru any one of the loops 4, the selection of the loop depending upon the neck size of the wearer of the necktie, which under end portion of said necktie is shown in the drawing, as being the narrower end portion thereof but the width of which may be the same as the top end portion which is shown as being the broader end portion of said necktie.

The loops 4 are located on the necktie at predetermined positions thereon with reference to the ends of the necktie and with 100 regard for the neck sizes of the various possible wearers of the necktie, so thatfor-an particular neck size the pro r loo 4 W11 automatically-gauge the position w ich the knot to be tied will assume on the necktie,

to the effect that both ends of the necktie will hang substantially even with each other.

. Preferably the loop is made approximately the same width as that portion of thenecktie laying in said loop when the knot in the necktie is tied. In such case the under end portion of the necktie is held in the loop 111 such manner that it will not turn or twist while the knot is being tied but will remain in its proper position so that the under side will not be exposed to view. Thls size of loop also serves to gauge the position of the i the knot on the necktie more accurately than would a loop which was unnecessarily large, and also contributes towards maintaining the knot in the same place in the necktie no matter how many times the knot may be retied by the wearer, and the wrinkles formed Wlll fit together in the same relationship one to the other so that it is not necessary to press the necktie as frequently as otherwise would be the case, which in turn prolongs the useful life of the necktie at less cost of upkeep.

Preferably the stitching which binds the loop to the necktie is run in a diagonal direction as in this manner the necktie is held more firmly in the loop, and in cases where the lining itself is cut on the bias a better binding is thus effected particularly when it is desired to run the stitching across the entire width of the lining as hereinafter mentioned.

It is also preferable to have the stitching run the full width of the lining as indicated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in which case the lining is reinforced so that it does not roll or twist away from the necktie material itself when the knot is being tied, as otherwise would be the case, and this form of construction is 'efl'ective in holding the necktie in shape against the torque applied in tying the necktie.

In use, a necktie having a plurality of graduated loops 4 is positioned about the wearers collar in the conventional manner and the under end of the necktie sli ped thru the roperly selected loop adapted to cause linot to be tied at the proper place in the necktie which will give the desired length to the neck portion of the necktie for that certain wearer. The knot is then tied in the necktie in the usual manner. Various loops may be used to accommodate the various neck sizes of the various wearers of such ties without having to make special neckties for each special neck size of the possible wearers of these neckties.

Havin thus fully disclosed my invention, what I c aim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. On a four-in-hand necktie, a lurality of loops in longitudinal series on t e inner face of said necktie through any one of which one end ortion of the necktie may be passed, and witli said loops positioned at predetermined points with reference to both ends of said necktie and-to the length of the circumference of the neckband portion thereof as may be determined by the neck sizes of the possible wearers of said necktie to cause the ends of said necktie to hang substantially even with each other after the knot has been tied in said necktie, and with the width of each of said loops being approximately e ual to the width of that portion of the nec tie which is designed to be held in one of the loops aforesaid when said knot is tied.

2. On a four-in-hand necktie, a plurality of loops disposed in longitudinal series on the inner face of said necktie through any one of which one end portion of the necktie may be passed, and with said loops formed by cross stitchlng to said necktie a piece of tape running longitudinally thereof to form a loop between each of said stitchings, and with said loops positioned at predetermined points with reference to both ends of said necktie and to the length of the circumference of the neckband portion thereof as may be determined by the neck sizes of the possible wearers of said necktie to cause the ends of said necktie to hang substantially even with each other after the knot has been tied in said necktie; a lining in said necktie, and with said cross-stitching being made to said tape and to said inner face of said necktie and to the lining of said necktie. and with said cross stitching running across the width of said necktie sufficiently to firmly bind said lining to the inner face of said necktie.

3. On a four-in-hand necktie, a plurality of loops disposed in longitudinal series on the inner face of said necktie thru any one of which one end portion of the necktie may be passed, and with said loops formed by cross stitching to said necktie a piece of tape running longitudinally thereof to form a loop between each of said stitchings, and with said loops positioned at predetermined points with reference to both ends of said necktie and to the length of the circumference of the neckband ortion thereof as may be determined by tlie neck sizes of the possible wearers of said necktie to cause the ends of said necktie to hang substantially even with each other after the knot has been tied in said necktie; a lining in said necktie, and with said cross-stitching being made to said tape and to said inner face of said necktie and to the lining thereof aforesaid, and with said stitching running diagonally across the width of said necktie sufliciently to firmly hind said lining to the inner face of said necktie.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

DAVID L. KRAKOWER. 

